You know by now that vegetables are your friend when it comes to losing weight and living a healthy lifestyle, but how many servings should you eat each day? Well, really, it varies. According to the new food-guide pyramid, the amount you should eat will vary based upon your age, sex, and level of physical activity. However, I’ve always stuck to the rule of getting at least four servings of vegetables in each day no matter what.

Changing up the vegetables that you eat is also important. That means eating a variety of dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, dry beans and peas, and starchy veggies. The website mypyramid.gov gives examples of all of these different vegetables, so go take a look!

Here are some of my favorites:

Of course there are tons of other vegetables as well that you can incorporate into your diet like artichokes, asparagus, cauliflower, cucumbers, mushrooms, onions, and the list goes on. Also keep in mind that while frozen veggies are good for you and will count towards your daily servings, fresh are always better and worth the extra effort it may take to prepare them.